2 days
Île d'Orléans
A 67-kilometre loop just downriver from Québec City: the west-tip views, a French Regime manor, stone houses, and the observation tower at the east end.
Photo: The west tip of Île d'Orléans in the St. Lawrence, with the island bridge and Montmorency Falls on the mainland, Edgar El, CC BY 3.0
Day 1 · The west tip and the south shore
Cross the bridge to Sainte-Pétronille for the views of Old Québec and Montmorency Falls, then follow Chemin Royal along the south shore to the Saint-Jean church and, if it is open, the Mauvide-Genest Manor.
Day 2 · Sainte-Famille and the east point
The stone houses and Ancestors Park in Sainte-Famille, then the Tour-du-Nordet observation tower and the wharf at Saint-François, with time for a farm stand if one is open.
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Gas, meals, tickets and parking are extra. We favour free and low-cost stops.